Chapter 70 Where’s the money? (1)
Ruan Jiaojiao ate her breakfast while watching Ruan Lin busying herself in the kitchen.
Ruan Lin was really capable. She was in charge of everything here and there, and she hardly needed anyone to interfere. When Ruan Jiaojiao saw her passing by, she pulled her trouser leg.
“What’s the matter?” Ruan Lin was holding a piece of meat in her hand, which was to be smoked into bacon.
“Grandma, when Jiaojiao gets into college, I will buy you lots of delicious food!” she said seriously.
In the past, Ruan Jiaojiao just wanted to protect the Ruan family and prevent them from dying, but now she wants them to live well, especially well!
“Hahahaha… then I’ll wait for my Jiaojiao’s delicious food.” Ruan Lin was amused.
"Yeah! Grandma, wait for me!" Ruan Jiaojiao was full of enthusiasm.
"Okay, grandma, wait for me. After you finish eating, go out and play. The smoke here is too strong and it will make you feel uncomfortable." After a pause, she instructed, "Just play nearby. Don't go out of the village or go to the back mountain, okay?"
"Okay." Before she had the ability to control herself, she would not go even if she was asked to.
Ruan Jiaojiao was scared this time, and she didn't think about hunting for the next week.
On this Saturday, the three brothers who were studying in the town came back.
Ruan Jun is Liu Zhaodi's eldest son. He is fourteen years old this year and is in the second grade of junior high school. He will be in the third grade in the summer. The third grade is an important year for entering high school, which is also related to whether they can be admitted to university in the future.
This time, they came back to ask for information fees, which cost more than five yuan.
This was a lot of money. When Liu Zhaodi heard it, she immediately exploded: "Are you buying gold nuggets or information?"
"Mom, this information is different. Our teacher brought it back from the province, so it's more expensive."
"It doesn't have to be so expensive. This is equivalent to your father's salary for half a month." Liu Zhaodi still didn't want to take it.
"If he wants it, just give it to him. It's a serious matter. Why are you so talkative?" Ruan Jiandang had never been to school and had never learned any skills. He could not work in a factory and could only earn money by doing odd jobs. He knew the hardship of not having an education, so he supported his son's education with both hands. He also didn't think that asking for five yuan for information fees was a big deal. At most, he would eat five pounds less meat.
"Didn't you sell the 40 pounds of meat last time for 40 or 50 yuan?" Ruan Jiandang thought she would keep some of the 40 pounds of meat for the family, but she sold it all the next day.
But it was sold, and it didn't matter if it was converted into money.
When Liu Zhaodi heard Ruan Jiandang mention the money for the 40 kilograms of meat, her heart began to beat fast. She turned her eyes away, feeling extremely guilty, but pretended to be impatient and walked away. She went to her room to get the money, deliberately took out a pile of change, stuffed it into Ruan Jun's hand, and said with a curse: "I gave birth to you guys, and you really are debt collectors. All day long you either eat or ask for money!"
Ruan Jun was no longer at the age to argue with his mother. He was too lazy to pay attention to her when he heard her, knowing that the more he paid attention to her, the more aggressive she would become. He turned around and went to find Ruan Hao next door. Ruan Hao had good grades, and when he went to high school, all the books and materials would be his. However, he still had to go and greet them first, in case he agreed to someone else first.
When Ruan Jiandang said this, he thought of something else. As
soon as Ruan Jun left, he said, "The second kid will be promoted to junior high school this year. The tuition for both of them will be more than 200 yuan. How much do you have left? If you have time, please count it. I will see how much is missing and then I will find a solution."